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Was on a train yesterday and a woman got on with a penguin!

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VivaLeBeaver · 23/04/2011 12:34

Sat on the train and a woman comes racing up with a bundle under her arm. Sits down with this thing wrapped in a jumper which is sort of growling and hissing. The guard comes over for her money and she tells him she's got a penguin and she's taking it to the zoo which is at the next stop.

Guard looks a bit closer at the bird and points out that its a guillimot not a penguin. I'm now wetting myself with laughter. The woman asks the guard if the guillimot would have escaped from the zoo. The guard tells her its a wild bird and to go and put it back on the beach. She'd tied it's beak up and everything with a shoelace!!!!

I hope the poor bird is OK after been scooped up by a barmy OAP but it was so funny. Grin

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beautyspot · 23/04/2011 12:56

So instead of pick pick pick (ing) up a Penguin she got got got a Guillimot

(some of our younger viewers won't get this will they)

ChristinedePizan · 23/04/2011 12:55

How the hell do you catch a guillemot?

That is brilliantly bonkers

You'll be contacted by hacks about this story Viva, mark my words :o

BinEnd · 23/04/2011 12:54

Grin that's hilarious.

I wonder how many other animals she has "rescued" in her time!

albania · 23/04/2011 12:54

Shock:o
can you imagine if she had actually turned up at the zoo with it?

YesWhat · 23/04/2011 12:53

How the heck did she catch it?!

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VivaLeBeaver · 23/04/2011 12:49

In fairness to her at the zoo up the road they do have those little penguins - Humboldts? So she didn't think it was a massive Emperor penguin. But they do still look very different.

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VajazzHands · 23/04/2011 12:44
Grin
bubbleandsqueaks · 23/04/2011 12:43

OMG!

pinkyonthebeach · 23/04/2011 12:35

no wayyyyyy!!